Bio: Crawford's published fourteen novels, from small press publishers to Kensington, and Pocket Books in New York. She holds an M.A. in Psychology with a background in addiction and recovery. Her three suspense novels Blaize of Glory, Hat Trick, and 12 Jagged Steps feature 12-step counselor Blaize McCue and her boyfriend Detective Stephanos Zoloski. Her Blaize/Zoloski series deals with addiction issues and the books are set in Sacramento. Hat Trick was nominated and won the 2000 Best Mystery Eppie award, and 12 Jagged Steps was nominated for Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers Choice award. Crawford also co-authored The Courier by Jay MacLarty, published by Pocket Books in 2003, and collaborated on the sequel Bagman, (August 2004, starred review Publisher's Weekly). Beverly Hills Voodoo was an Eppie finalist for Best Mystery, and the sequel, Fortune Cookie Karma will soon be available in hardcover from 5 Star Mysteries.

Beverly Hills detective Art Murry has seen it all--or so he thinks. Then he's handed the grisly decapitation of Julia Garoute--his big ticket to regaining his reputation as a hot shot homicide detective. But can he and his rookie partner, Billy "the Kid," solve the crime before another detective steals the case and the glory--specifically the cop who broke up Murry's marriage? If a new partner and the threat of losing the case aren't enough, Julia's headless corpse leads Murry into the murky wor... more info>> (Published: 2005) Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award Nominee, EPIC eBook Award Finalist

When Jane Blackwood loses her job and Nelson shows up on her doorstep with two homicide detectives on his heels, it's only the beginning of a roller coaster ride of twists and turns that leads Jane to suspect Nelson might be a killer. Torn between her fierce loyalty and love for the only person who ever protected her, and obeying the law, Jane accepts Nelson's reassurances and tries to protect him from Detectives MacCaffrey and Clark, who are after evidence to put him away. But it just may be Ja... more info>> (Published: 2011)